Bryan Allen is Design Principal of Smith|Allen Studio, an interdisciplinary design studio in Oakland. They specialize in Large Scale Architectural Installations using digitally fabricate components. Bryan is Branner Fellow and got his MArch from UC Berkeley.

Laurence Srinivasan studied Architecture and Art at the Rhode Island School of Design, and the ETH-Zurich. After moving to San Francisco, he worked with architecture firm Anshen+Allen, and modelmakers Gemmiti Model Art before starting his own business—Studio for Metropolitan Craft.